UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 76233112
APPLICANT: National Manufacturing Co.
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CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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MARK: PRECISIONCRAFT
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CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. RV/NATL/TMSO
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ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/13/2010
Serial Number 76233112
The statement of use filed on August 19, 2010, does not meet the minimum filing requirements and is not accepted for the reason(s) set forth below. Applicant may respond to this Office action by correcting the deficiencies noted below. To avoid abandonment of the application, applicant’s response to this Office action must be received in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within (1) thirty (30) days of the issuance date of this letter, or (2) before the deadline for filing a statement of use or the previously granted extension period, whichever is longer. 37 C.F.R. §2.88.
STATEMENT OF USE IS DEFICIENT AS FOLLOWS:
If the response is received in the Office after the due date, the application will abandon.
ENSURE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES AND PETITIONS: Please note that the filing date of a document in the United States Patent and Trademark Office is the date of receipt in the Office, not the date of deposit in the mail. 37 C.F.R. §2.195. To avoid lateness due to mail delay, applicant is encouraged to submit its response by fax, using a certificate of facsimile transmission on the response. The fax number is 571-273-9631.
The following is a properly worded certificate of facsimile transmission. Applicant should add this certificate, properly completed, to its response before transmission.
CERTIFICATE OF FAX TRANSMISSION:
I hereby certify that this correspondence is being facsimile transmitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the date below.
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If applicant intends to submit its response via regular mail, then applicant is encouraged to use a certificate of mailing on the submitted documents. 37 C.F.R. §2.197. The following is a properly worded certificate of mailing for responses submitted on paper by regular mail.
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING:
I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited with the United States Postal Service with sufficient postage as first class mail in an envelope addressed to: Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA, 22313-1451, on the date below.
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Please call the undersigned with any questions.
/Tracy Welch/
Tracy Welch
Paralegal Specialist
Office of Trademark Services
ITU/Divisional Unit
571-272-9631 work
571-273-9631 fax
TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Office action form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application. For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE: It must be personally signed by (1) an individual applicant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent applicant. If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
TEAS PLUS APPLICATION: To maintain the reduced fee status, TEAS Plus applicant must respond online via TEAS. Otherwise, applicant is subject to an additional $50 fee for each class. 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv) and 2.23(a)(1)(i).
PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/. Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call 1-800-786-9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.gov.uspto.report/trademarks/process/status/.
TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE.